Japanese media has long been celebrated for its uniquely graphic visual language. Think of Takashi Murakami’s colorful “superflat” flowers, or the bright, bold storytelling of manga. Or take the work ...

Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875–1975, on show at Kura Gallery in Tokyo, delves into how the visual language of Japan’s cultural identity changed over a hundred years Curated by designer and ...

Far from the madding crowd of Tokyo and the high-voltage currents of the Japanese art world, Storrs might seem an unlikely place to find one of the world’s leading authorities on the history of ...

"Japanese Graphic Design is perhaps the most comprehensive look yet at the design aesthetic that still leads the world with its perfect blend of elegance and simplicity. While focusing on contemporary ...

A collection of 19th-century kamon (family seal) designs that once adorned kimono and other accoutrements is among the hundreds of evocative images collected in Ian Lynam’s “Fracture: Japanese Graphic ...

Spread from ‘Logos from Japan,” published by Counter-Print (all images courtesy Counter-Print) A few years ago, the UK-based design store and publisher Counter-Print released a book that surveyed ...

Curator Ian Lynam wants to expand the types of people and projects that are recognised when the history of Japanese design is discussed. A new exhibition aims to tell the story of Japanese graphic ...